Consortium warns EU of impact to liquefaction from proposed sustainability changes
BioLNG and eLNG are among the few renewable fuels already compatible with current LNG-fuelled vessels and infrastructure, with demand rising sharply as shipping companies work to meet FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS requirements. Terminal operators Fluxys and Enagás both reported strong growth in bioLNG volumes in 2025.
However, co-signatories warn that the changes considered for sustainability certification rules could impact how emissions are allocated within renewable gas supply chains, allocating fossil LNG supply-chain emissions to bioLNG and eLNG supplied through the mass-balance system, even though those emissions are not part their supply chains. According to the coalition, this would make the system unviable, reducing renewable fuels availability for shipping, increasing compliance costs for ship operators and weakening investment in biomethane and e-methane production across Europe.
The signatories are calling on the European Commission to ensure that emissions allocated to bioLNG and eLNG supplied through this pathway reflect the actual climate impact of the underlying biomethane and e-methane supply chains. They argue that this would preserve an established pathway for supplying renewable fuels to shipping while maintaining robust sustainability standards.
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